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<blockquote data-quote="GMB54" data-source="post: 5047325" data-attributes="member: 15365"><p>The reason to use fabric pots is they are self pruning. The roots "air prune" at the end and more roots grow from the center. In a hard pot the roots swirl around the edge of the pot. Pull a plant out of a hard pot and look at the root ball. Its nothing like the root ball from a fabric pot. The only negative to a fabric pot is more care has to be given to the potting mix. Cant be too heavy or too light. They dry out faster so some shading and a drip pan will help a lot. Not a huge deal since peppers like soil a bit dryer. It would be a huge deal for a herb i grow that hates drying out. Vietnamese coriander has to stay wet or it dies fast in the heat of the summer.</p><p></p><p>There is a product called Panda film. Its also available as a bag but i dont use it. Its white on one side and black on the other. Plain old burlap works just fine as a shading material for fabric pots and a little EZ-Straw on top of the pots helps them stay cooler and wetter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMB54, post: 5047325, member: 15365"] The reason to use fabric pots is they are self pruning. The roots "air prune" at the end and more roots grow from the center. In a hard pot the roots swirl around the edge of the pot. Pull a plant out of a hard pot and look at the root ball. Its nothing like the root ball from a fabric pot. The only negative to a fabric pot is more care has to be given to the potting mix. Cant be too heavy or too light. They dry out faster so some shading and a drip pan will help a lot. Not a huge deal since peppers like soil a bit dryer. It would be a huge deal for a herb i grow that hates drying out. Vietnamese coriander has to stay wet or it dies fast in the heat of the summer. There is a product called Panda film. Its also available as a bag but i dont use it. Its white on one side and black on the other. Plain old burlap works just fine as a shading material for fabric pots and a little EZ-Straw on top of the pots helps them stay cooler and wetter. [/QUOTE]
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